Low Risk

get_memory

Retrieve a specific memory by its ID with all its details.

How to control get_memory ↓

What get_memory does on MCP Qdrant Semantic Search

AI agents call get_memory to retrieve information from MCP Qdrant Semantic Search without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why get_memory needs a policy

This tool retrieves stored information from the vector database by ID, returning memory details. It performs a read-only query operation with no creation, modification, deletion, or execution of external operations. The retrieval of semantic memory data has minimal security risk unless the memory content itself contains highly sensitive information, but the tool mechanism itself poses only low risk.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_memory' and description 'Retrieve a specific memory by its ID with all its details' indicate data retrieval with no side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_memory gives an agent:

How to control get_memory

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP Qdrant Semantic Search, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_memory:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_memory": {}
  }
}

get_memory is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register MCP Qdrant Semantic Search — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about get_memory

What does the get_memory tool do? +

Retrieve a specific memory by its ID with all its details. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Qdrant Semantic Search MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_memory? +

Register the MCP Qdrant Semantic Search MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_memory: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches MCP Qdrant Semantic Search. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_memory? +

get_memory is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_memory? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_memory rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block get_memory completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_memory. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides get_memory? +

get_memory is provided by the MCP Qdrant Semantic Search MCP server (muhammedehab35/mcp-qdrant-semantic-search). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every MCP Qdrant Semantic Search tool call.

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